गिर्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gŕ̥H, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gŕ̥H, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷŕ̥H, from *gʷerH- (“to praise”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡíɽ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡiɽ/
Noun
गिर् • (gír) f
- praise, hymn, song of praise, verse, invocation
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.73.1:
- पुरुदंसा पुरुतमा पुराजामर्त्या हवते अश्विना गीः॥
- purudaṃsā purutamā purājāmartyā havate aśvinā gīḥ.
- The song invoketh both Immortal Aśvins far-reaching, born of old, great Wonder workers.
- पुरुदंसा पुरुतमा पुराजामर्त्या हवते अश्विना गीः॥
Declension
Declension of गिर्
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | गीर् (gī́r) | गिरौ (gírau) | गिरः (gíraḥ) |
| Vocative | गीर् (gī́r) | गिरौ (gírau) | गिरः (gíraḥ) |
| Accusative | गिरम् (gíram) | गिरौ (gírau) | गिरः (gíraḥ) |
| Instrumental | गिरा (girā́) | गीर्भ्याम् (gī́rbhyām) | गीर्भिः (gī́rbhiḥ) |
| Dative | गिरे (gíre) | गीर्भ्याम् (gī́rbhyām) | गीर्भ्यः (gī́rbhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | गिरः (gíraḥ) | गीर्भ्याम् (gī́rbhyām) | गीर्भ्यः (gī́rbhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | गिरः (gíraḥ) | गिरोः (gíroḥ) | gírām |
| Locative | गिरि (gíri) | गिरोः (gíroḥ) | गीर्षु (gī́rṣu) |